A quiet revolutionary -- A changing landscape -- An idea whose time had come -- The big ask -- Beginning the journey -- A new voice in American farm policy -- The 1981 Farm Bill: an early policy victory -- The 1985 Farm Bill: a transformation in American farm policy -- The IRS finally acts, and a land trust phenomenon -- Power at the center -- Helping farmers protect the environment: an emerging AFT mission -- Launching a new farm policy vision -- The 2008 Farm Bill: strategic research -- The power of research -- Institutional efforts -- Local food, local farms, and local farm communities -- A new regional presence -- Individual land projects: getting the job done, one farm at a time -- Communicating the message -- Fertile fields for development -- New leadership and new ideas -- A new vision for the future.
Summary:
"No farms, no food tells the story of the American Farmland Trust, illustrating the organization's role in developing key strategies to preserve farmland. AFT's significant contribution was bringing together farmers and environmentalists to protect working land from development, while instituting conservation management techniques. The organization helped develop the first conservation title in the farm bill and the USDA's Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP), which provides federal funding for local agricultural easement programs throughout the country. The book shows how the strategies used by AFT can be replicated to make further gains in protecting US farmland"-- Provided by publisher.
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